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Posted In June 20, 2013

telegram from Ho Chi Minh to Harry Truman

Uncovering History: The Telegram from Ho Chi Minh to Harry Truman

Uncovering history from the National Archives. Here's the amazing story of Ho Chi Minh's telegram to Harry Truman on February 28th, 1946. Dig up this amazing bit of history.

Newsmen in front of the Capitol Building

Uncovering a Rare Photo of Newsmen in Front of the Capitol Building from the 1910s

Take a look at this rare photo of newsmen in front of the Capitol Building from the 1910s. Uncover the history behind this incredible photo, courtesy of Cornell University Library.

Bridge ("Memorial Bridge in honor of U.S. Grant"), Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. Perspective rendering & section

The Unbuilt Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge

Memorial Bridge in Arlington was supposed to be a bridge built and dedicated to Ulysses Grant in the 1880s. Alas, that didn't happen.

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Au Pied De Cochon in 1980 with two payphones

Au Pied de Cochon: D.C.'s Iconic Culinary Landmark

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Petworth in the 1930s

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This Retro Metro Infomercial from the 1970s Is Amazing!

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Rayful Edmond

Rayful Edmond III: Washington D.C.'s Noted Drug Kingpin

Lincoln Memorial in 1917

A Rare Look Back: The Lincoln Memorial in 1917 During Construction

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Exploring an 1857 View of Washington, D.C. with the Smithsonian in the Distance

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Washington Times pocket directory of apartments - 1914

Now This is Cool: Check Out the Washington Times Pocket Directory of Apartments from 1914

"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro's 17-Foot Long "Experimental Station" in 1968

Two elderly convention attendees in 1916 (Library of Congress)

1916 Convention of Former Slaves in Washington

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